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SPEUIFICATEON forming part of'lzetters Patent No. 762,250, dated. June10, 190.2.

Application filell March 5., 1902. Serial No. 96,308. Illa nmcieif;

To a whom it may concern.-

llc it known that l, EOE-1N W. SHARP, a oiti zen of the United States,residing at oiilney, in the county of Sharp anti State of Arizen haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Dre-gs for Gatheringliinssels; and l (30 declare the following to be full, 9162.1, and exactiescription of the invention, such as .vill enable others skillerl inthe out to which it apperteine toinelqe and use the some, referencebeing l ed to the eeeompenying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form It per-i; this specification.

This invention relates to new endiisefol i in provemonts in forgathering mussels, and comprises a dra which is providefi withrake-teeth for gathering up the mussels the drag is drawn across thebQLl of a. stream, so it able runners being nrovided on therireg, andboats on which the handles of the or ere Supported and means being prtitled for reising and lowering the drag and the provision of a.windless whereby the device may he drawn backward.

The invention relates, further, to various (lei-(tile of construction,which will be liercinafter more i'ullyfiescribetl and then epecilie allydefined in the eppenrletl claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the Lire-wings, which, with theletters of referenoe marked thereon, form part of this zipplicew tion,and in which drawings l have shown, in-

Figure 1, a. side elevation showing the dredge connected "to the ii-sens for actuating the some, and Fig. 2 e 2010 plan View of the device.

Reference now being had to the details Of the drawings by letter, Agleeignetesthe frame of the dredge, "whioii has e series of teeth Balong-its forward et ge s'ieeefl and con necie to the forward one of thecli'egoi' dredge is a. tongue (3, eoniiected. by means of e rope D tothe power E, which may be of any'enit" able kind which is afientesl toheloeaied on one bank of a. stream being dragged. To

"the rear end of the longitudinal beams of the upper edge of which isjciirneled n. Windlass L. having handles L at the ends thereof.

Winding about said Windlass are the ropes M, whieh ere, connected to theeyes N, fastened to the frame. On the inner edges of each boat are thecleats orsoeketplzties Q, in Which'the.

ends of said handles are afieptell to rest.

{in the nnlor side i ifcieilge are the runners which are adepieri torest upon theherl of the creel-r. e the (lregis drawn back- :ven'l andferwer eeroes stream.

intermediate the two cross-pieces R and R of the frame is hag T, made,preferably, of interwoven wire or netting, provided to re eeive themussels they ate scooped pp by the teeth at the forward and of the dragor wincllass S, having handles S secured to its ends, and Windingefoontsaid Windlass. S are chains or ropes which are fastezi eil to theeyes 5 on the opposite sides of the frame. These ropes or chains 3' andthe Windlass are provided for the purpose of Growing the iiz'etlge ordrag hook to 2. starting position across the stream after the dredge ordrag been drawn by the horse or other power iorwerol on the bed of thestream for the gmrpose of gathering up mussels. the wimiless'L, carriedon the platform ocnmeeting said hoot-s, the angle at which it is deeiredto have the drag disposed may he regulei-ed by raising or 1 Wering thetim Nlien By in eans oithe rog is in its normal position, the free entleof the handles res. said socket members (E on the adjacent edges of theboats.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by the provision. of aninvention embodying the features of my inusseloreg I am able tothoroughly gather up the mussels, which are allowed to drop into the negeeljecent to the ward edge, runners on which the frame rests, a bag forreceiving the mussels, handles secured to the drag, and a float forsupporting said handles, and means for raising and lowering thedrag ordredge, as set forth.

2. A drag for gathering mussels comprising a frame having teeth at itsforward edge, runners for said frame, handles projecting from the endsof the frame, boats or floats and a platform connecting the same, theends of said handles supported by said boats, a windlass mounted on saidplatfornrand having ropes winding about the same connected to the frameof the drag whereby the latter may be raised or lowered, as set forth.

3. In combination with a drag for gathering mussels having teeth at itsforwardend, runners for the frame, a bag for receiving the mussels,handles projecting from the rear end of the frame, boats having socketmembers on the adjacent edges thereof adapted to re-; eeive the ends ofsaid handles, a platform connecting the boats, a Windlass mounted onsaid platform and having ropes wound about said Windlass and connectedto the opposite side of the frame, a second Windlass designed to bemounted on the shore of a stream having cable wound about the sameconnected to the said frame, and power means for drawing the dredgeforward, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

' his JOHN W. X SHARP.

,1 mark \Vitnesses:

J. I. J ONES, '1. F. FELTS.

